Well, Meg just got married! Congrats to Meg, Dee (her daughter), and Nate (her new husband and Dee’s Dad)! Not only that, but they were right in the middle of a move during their wedding, which they made the huge drive/move four days after their wedding! They are currently settling in at their new home, new jobs, new daycare, new friends, new playgrounds, etc.

What have I been up to? Since I’ve been back from the northwest, I’m in the middle of moving myself – I’m in the middle of packing, getting ready to move next week, and then start Graduate school the following week!

To say the least, I think the two of us and our families have been a little busy and preoccupied. Which is my excuse for neglecting this awesome, cool journey called Tumblewee.

So finally! I’m posting a Monday Meals. This is one we did while I was up in Portland. We (Meg, Dee, Jax, and I) LOVED these. They were absolutely awesome! Except, we had an issue with getting them to NOT stick to the muffin tin although we greased it. The second time we made them we used cupcake liners, but still had a problem with them sticking. SUGGESTIONS: make sure your careful how full you fill them; maybe use cupcake liners AND grease the muffin tin? If you have any suggestions for this, we’d love to hear them! I’ve been trying to concoct a parchment paper type liner…

Yields 8 Muffins

Ingredients:

4 eggs

1/4 cup milk

cooked, crumbled sausage

package of cook them yourself croissants (usually 8 per package)

shredded cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to the temperature indicated on the croissant package.

2. Whisk together the milk and eggs, adding any seasoning you like.

3. Grease a muffin pan, and line the croissants in each muffin space.

4. fill halfway with egg, then add some sausage and cheese. repeat with all muffins spaces.

5. cook about 20 mins or as indicated on the package of the croissants.

Done! You can make your own combinations with this recipe, just think omelets!

Mushroom, swiss, and tomato

ham, cheese

veggie and cheese

sausage, avocado, jack cheese, a little salsa

Use your imagination, maybe even a sweet one instead of savory – like french toast with bananas and/or berries!

We’ve been incredibly bad about posting while I’ve been up here. What have we been doing with our time you ask? Well taking care of the kiddos! And making lots of wedding preparations. We’ve actually been cooking a ton, which we will be sharing those posts. But somehow everything else has flown out of the window (except making onesies or children’s tees).

We finally pulled together Fashion Friday! Hopefully we’ll be a lot better at this in the near future. Here are Meg and Dee . . . just hanging out at the house this afternoon. :)

We’ll be posting some stuff we’ve been making for the wedding- some more DIY and some cute dress pics?

It’s Monday Meals!

My nuggets came out a little dark looking because I used flax seed and not flax seed meal. It really wasn’t that obvious that I used the seeds in stead of the meal, and they came out really good! They were surprisingly easy to make.

I opted for sweet potato veggie puree, because I had it on hand. The recipe:

Turn a skillet on medium-high heat and coat with nonstick cooking spray. When the skillet is hot add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Dip your chicken chunks into the egg batter first and then into the breadcrumbs making sure they are completely coated, then toss in the skillet and cook about 4-5 minutes each side till golden brown. Check a piece by cutting it half and making sure the chicken is cooked all the way through (I check the thickest piece).

NOTE: you can spice your chicken with some salt if you want before adding it to the egg/breadcrumbs, but I didn’t add any and they came out great. Also, I kept the breadcrumbs to the side and added a little at a time to a plate. I only used about half the breadcrumb mixture this way, which means I was able to store the rest in the fridge for the next time I make them. I served them with some steamed organic peas.recipe adopted from Deceptively Delicious

Wouldn’t it be fun to have green (broccolli or spinach) or pink (beet) chicken nuggets!

I would love to figure out how to bake these instead of fry. Frying doesn’t appeal to me as a mother and I think popping these in the oven seems easier.

It’s Monday Meals!

I thought this was such a smart idea – infuse your french toast (or just about anything) with veggie or fruit puree.

not the prettiest picture. i guess i need to work on my food presentation.

I have done this with pancakes (pumpkin) before, but I had never thought about doing it with french toast. French toast is our main go to in the morning. I whip up the mixture and make sure to double the recipe so I’ll have extra for the week. I mix it in a small, rectangular casserole container with a lid so that I can store the left over mixture in the fridge for use the next morning (think the size of bread slices).

I opted for sweet potato veggie puree, because Jax will always eat fruit so I don’t really need to “supplement” these into his diet. The recipe:

Infused French Toast

1/4 teaspoon vanilla (the recipe doesn’t call for this either, but I love vanilla in my french toast)

(the recipe doesn’t call for it, but I add a little milk too, about 1/4 cup. That’s how my mom always made french toast)

4 slices of bread

How to cook:

Soak your bread in the mixture for about 30 seconds.

Turn a griddle on medium-high heat. When the pan is hot coat the bottom with butter (roll it around to melt all over). When the butter melts, place your soaked bread slices on the griddle and cook till each side is golden brown.

It’s fashion friday!

It’s funny, both Meg and I are transitioning right. I’m right in the middle of figuring our my graduate school acceptance and starting summer classes. Meg just got back from her 3-4 month stay in China for her PHD work, which is why our posts have been a little light(not our usual) as of late. I thought it would be fun to share with you my favorite thing right now for Jax . . .

GRAPHIC TEES

We’ve pretty much transitioned to using only t-shirts and pants/shorts for Jax. I find using two pieces easier with a squirmy one year old who won’t lay on his back for anything anymore . . . not even changing a diaper. It’s a game of finding something that will occupy him while I change his diaper (or his clothes) or I’m chasing after him with a diaper, which he loves being chased.

I’ve found a lot of cute tees at target, old navy, carter’s, and of course WE MAKE THEM! I shared with you some of our recent creations last week. If you have a shirt that you want upcycled to a cute baby, toddler, or children’s tee, contact us at our shop or via email for details. Here are a few cute ones I found that I’m eying for Jax:

i actually bought this one in Target for really cheap, like $5.

This is supper cute. Love the bright neon color, which is totally popular this summer. Carter’s Tee – $10.50

ummm . . . don’t mom’s rock! of course they do. :) Carter’s Tee – $6

back of the above shirt.

So you get the idea . . . :) We sometimes go through a couple shirts a day. What can I say – Jax plays like a little boy, plus he’s learning to eat like a big kid. So we are both messy often!